This summer, Sega revives one of its classic franchises with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance ... the concept of a classic Ninja Gaiden game with quality-of-life elements fans would expect today.

As longtime fans of the franchise ... and Blasphemous 2’s pixel art that helped with the design and art direction of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound? Q: The hands-on preview for Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound ...

One is the Guillotine Boost, which lets you bounce off enemies and projectiles with a spin attack. Not only will it deal damage, it extends your time in the air and therefore will help you cross wide ...

The Game Kitchen, known for its viscerally beautiful Blasphemous games, fit the bill right away to bring Ninja Gaiden back to life. Its pixel art style ... fest for fans and a rocking good ...

but fair — unlike the cruel NES-era Ninja Gaiden releases. And for the game’s highly detailed pixel art, it wants to give players sprites that feel “as agile, responsive, and powerful as ...

Ninja Gaiden has been on a long hiatus, and for fans of the classic 2D games on the ... this pairing of publisher and developer, the pixel art is characteristically gorgeous.

If you asked me on any day of the week, I would tell you that I love Ninja Gaiden, but what I really mean by that is I really love the Team Ninja character action games (and even then I only ...

The Game Kitchen smash all three, in a way that makes it hard to imagine truly old school Ninja Gaiden fans being upset with. Sure, you can't beat the classics, but as far as odes to the past go ...

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound features exquisite pixel art, evoking the classic 2D games while bringing lush environments and a menacing cast of enemies to life in striking, wonderfully intricate detail.

It’s also being delivered by a developer (The Game Kitchen) and publisher (Dotemu) who are new to Ninja Gaiden. They aren’t new to pixel art or retro throwbacks, though, and Ragebound appears ...